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yes... i was offered 15k for it as is... I am looking at a real SS for 32k...seems very nice and clean...having it checked out.. its a few states away... The correct setup Im looking for. too.. Dusk Blue/black 396/400 12 bolt.. Vinyl top.... so it may go that way... I dont really want to do the whole repalce everything route....
 
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PF69 said:
yes... i was offered 15k for it as is... I am looking at a real SS for 32k...seems very nice and clean...having it checked out.. its a few states away... The correct setup Im looking for. too.. Dusk Blue/black 396/400 12 bolt.. Vinyl top.... so it may go that way... I dont really want to do the whole repalce everything route....
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Congrats.
Would have been nice if you could just get the SS and kept the Malibu for a daily driver.
 
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I have too many vehicles as it is! Not enough space.... I would love to have a pair.... I had a 67 chevelle convertable, a 68 skylark convertable and a 69 SS 396 at the same time when I was young and had time/space..
 
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No offense taken with the 307 thing....thinking is it is easy to build a 383 with the block make it a screamer and have it look stock too. big blocks are fun but...they love to drink well I mean don't we all but they drink expensive stuff. Our 94 octane zero ethanol is like $1.82 a litre so 6.87 CDN a US Gallon or $5.71 a US gallon My rum is cheaper.....LOL
 
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PF69 said:
I have too many vehicles as it is! Not enough space.... I would love to have a pair.... I had a 67 chevelle convertable, a 68 skylark convertable and a 69 SS 396 at the same time when I was young and had time/space..
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Heard. Loud and clear!
 
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Capt Casey said:
No offense taken with the 307 thing....thinking is it is easy to build a 383 with the block make it a screamer and have it look stock too. big blocks are fun but...they love to drink well I mean don't we all but they drink expensive stuff. Our 94 octane zero ethanol is like $1.82 a litre so 6.87 CDN a US Gallon or $5.71 a US gallon My rum is cheaper.....LOL
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And just think if you could put rum in your fuel tank there'd be nothing left for your car....
 
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oldcutlass said:
If someone offered me $15k for it they'd be an owner. It'll take another $30k to just make it a driver.
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That's quite a stretch, don't you think.
I see a couple of patches in the window channel and some rust converter work, a windshield, a couple of patches in the floor, and drop in an engine to have a driver. That's just what I see. Don't know about what I don't see. But hardly 30k. I wouldn't pay 15 for it, but someone might.
But he said he had an offer for 15k.
That's a good down payment on his Super Sport.
 
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nashville beth said:
I would sell yours and buy one that's done. Way cheaper (y)
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But with yours, you will know what you have…. Buy a “ done” car and getting a bargain, you might later find hidden rust ( maybe worse then what you have now) , maybe a used BB from an old truck, etc…
 
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Lou Merrell said:
That's quite a stretch, don't you think.
I see a couple of patches in the window channel and some rust converter work, a windshield, a couple of patches in the floor, and drop in an engine to have a driver. That's just what I see. Don't know about what I don't see. But hardly 30k. I wouldn't pay 15 for it, but someone might.
But he said he had an offer for 15k.
That's a good down payment on his Super Sport.
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The car needs a complete restoration including an engine and transmission. How much do you think it will cost.
 
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It is possible there are issues under that vinyl top. If it was leaking bad enough to produce rot at the rear window channel there may be some unseen issues. I thought I saw some rough metal on left quarter panel. A mirage? Not counting vinyl top/ rust issues a paint job which OP said it needs is going to be $10K-$20K depending on how much body work is needed.
That is going with same color. A color change is going to be more. So is one going to get whole car painted and not address the bottom/frame?
Now take it to Maaco and get something for $4K but still need to address rust issues.
It adds up fast. Most times it’s cheaper to buy already done.
 
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myself, id just find a running small block, for under 1000 with a intake and carb, bolt it in, new windshield and have less than 2k into it as a driving car for the summer. Have fun with it and sell it as a running car to the next guy with a bigger wallet and pipe Dreams. Then again I look at these cars as a hobby to tinker with, so paint isn't on any list of things to do for me.
 
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oldcutlass said:
The car needs a complete restoration including an engine and transmission. How much do you think it will cost.
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That's a relative question.
If I were to buy it for 15k it would cost me a couple hundred and a weekend to make it a driver. You said it would cost '30k just to make it a driver'. I disagree.
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“Driver” is a relative term. To many a driver is anything short of a trailer queen. To others a driver is anything that runs and moves under its own power.
To restore it would be $30K and up.
 
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